Thus came about Asterix's best friend and companion in his adventures, Obelix. A man who fell in a cauldron of the magic potion when he was a child, and therefore, it has an everlasting effect on him. Obelix is the perfect juxtaposition for Asterix, he is large, clumsy and quite childlike; while Asterix is small and cunning.
Other important characters include Getafix, the all-knowing druid who is the sole person on earth who can make the magic potion; Cacofonix, the tone deaf bard; Vitalstatistix, the village chieftain; and Dogmatix, Obelix's dog who follows Asterix and Obelix wherever they go.
2.4 The Plot.
As we have seen the basis for the plot is that Asterix and Obelix live in the last remaining free village in Gaul. According to Bell around half of the hero's adventures take place in the surrounding areas of the village and throughout Gauls itself. For example in "Asterix and the Golden Sickle" the heroes travel to Paris to retrieve a golden sickle for their druid and in "Asterix and the Banquet" they travel around Gaul in search of different foods, this edition is in reference to the Tour de France. However the remaining editions all take place outside of France in countries such as Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Britain. When Asterix and Obelix travel to these countries they always interact with the locals. Generally the humour derived from these editions is based on stereotypes of the different cultures. For example, the Spanish are portrayed as hot headed, the Swizz keep bank accounts for rich foreigners and the Germans are methodical and precise. .
2.4.1 Asterix in Britain.
Asterix in Britain is no different, it contains more cultural references than many other of the editions, it is laden with puns and the manner in which Goscinny and Uderzo portray the Britons is very interesting. However the most evident reason for Asterix in Britain being particularly interesting to analyse is because of the fact that it is written from a French writers' perspective of the British people and therefore would be very challenging to translate and would be very applicable from an academic point of view.
Case Analysis A. ... In France, Walt Disney Company's biggest competitor is Grevin & Comagnie's Parc Asterix, which is based on the French cartoon warrior Asterix the Gaul. ... Parc Asterix is the most successful French theme parks. ... About 55 percent of visiting tourists come from foreign countries, mainly Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... SWOT Analysis. ...
